Disability Profile - Longford

Issued on October 11 2018

Disability Profile: County Longford[1]

Population

15% of the population of Longford, or 5,916 people have at least one disability.

Age

Their age profile is:

0-14                  510

15 – 24              428

25 – 44              1,094

45 – 64              1,791

65+                   2,093

Type of Disability

People in Longford reported having the following types of disabilities and conditions:

A difficulty with pain, breathing, or any other chronic illness or condition

2,683

Difficulties with basic physical activities

2,584

Learning difficulty

1,400

Mental health

1,119

Deafness or serious hearing impairment

954

Intellectual disability

604

Blindness or a serious vision impairment

533

Education[2]

In 2016, only 13% of people who have a disability were in education compared to 18% of the general population in Longford.[3] For those whose education had finished:[4]

  • 36% did not progress beyond primary education compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 15% had completed upper secondary compared to 21% of the general population.
  • Only 13% had completed further education compared to 18% of the general population.
  • Only 15% had completed higher level education compared to 26% of the general population.

Employment

  • 18% of people who have a disability were at work compared to 48% of the general population.

Transport

  • 23% of people who have a disability did not have access to a car or van compared to 12% of the general population.

Housing

  • 20% of people who have a disability lived in social housing compared to 14% of the general population.[5]

 

[1] All statistics in this infographic are based on Census 2016 data from www.cso.ie. 

[2] Primary and less includes no formal education, further education includes vocational/technical certificate and advanced certificate/ completed apprenticeship, higher education includes Higher Certificate, Ordinary/Honours Bachelor, Postgraduate Diploma/Degree, and Doctorate. Data based on special tabulation from CSO and Statbank.

[3] % of total education ceased and not ceased and for people aged 15 years and over.

[4] Data is for highest level of education completed for people with a disability whose education has ceased.

[5] People aged 15 years and over, who were renting from a Local Authority or a Voluntary Body.